Morning Jolt: Asteroid to pass near Earth today

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Feb 15, 2013 at 8:05 AMFeb 15, 2013 at 3:07 PM

An asteroid about the length of half a football field will fly near Earth today, but don’t worry, scientists say, it won’t hit us. "No Earth impact is possible," Don Yeomans of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory told CNN. Even if this asteroid hit Earth, it wouldn’t cause enough damage to wipe out life as we know it - it would only level an area about two-thirds the size of Rhose Island, CNN said.

In the news

An asteroid about the length of half a football field will fly near Earth today, but don’t worry, scientists say, it won’t hit us. "No Earth impact is possible," Don Yeomans of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory told CNN. Even if this asteroid hit Earth, it wouldn’t cause enough damage to wipe out life as we know it - it would only level an area about two-thirds the size of Rhose Island, CNN said.

Happening today

There are several big movies opening today: “A Good Day to Die Hard,” an R action movie in the “Die Hard” franchise, again starring Bruce Willis; “Beautiful Creatures,” a PG-13 fantasy film being called the new “Twilight”; and “Escape from Planet Earth,” an animated PG film.

Gas update

Gasbuddy.com reports that the average price of a gallon of gas is $3.600. Last year at this time it was $3.484.

Motivational quote

“Look at what you've got and make the best of it. It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.” - Proverb

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